Clothesline Art Show, June 17-19

Just dropped off my entries for the Clothesline Art Show and Sale, a show and sales of small unframed artworks sponsored by Hudson Society of Artists.

I have 12 original drawings and paintings in the show. 

Thursday, Friday, Saturday
June 17, 18, 19

Noon to 5:00 each day
Admission and parking are free.

Hudson Middle School
77 N. Oviatt St.
Hudson, OH 44236
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The show always has lots of wonderful tiny treasures. Stop out, support a local artist, and pick up something wonderful!

Wang Dang Doodle all day long

My little letter F doodle is in a fun treasury on Etsy today!

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4c167d43310f6d91d68ab98c/wang-dang-doodle-all-day-long

The treasury is curated by bythebead, a wonderful bead artist who has a great eye for color and design: http://www.etsy.com/shop/bythebead

Painting Workshop, Day 3

Again, another interesting and productive day. Today was collage, but the process was backwards from the way I normally do collage. We started by pasting collage elements randomly on our paper first, then went back in with watercolor to tie them together. 

Not sure that my attempt is salvagable, but I'll let it dry and see how it looks with fresh eyes another day.

The first 3 photos are the instructor's demo.  The last one is my sad attempt for the day.

Painting Workshop, Day 2

The day went along without any explosions, fortunately. We used powdered water-soluble dyes that we sprinkled on either dry or wet paper.  If they went on dry paper, we'd spritz them with water from a spray bottle. 

Either way, when they hit water, they...blossomed. I prefer that to "explode", but the effect is the same. They'd rehydrate and spread.

We tried all kinds of techniques to manipulate them on the paper. Watercolor is not my medium, so I struggled today. Ended up with one I like, one I want to throw away, and one that needs more work before making a decision.

Look familiar?

Painting Workshop, Day 1

I'm taking a mixed media painting workshop with Paul St. Denis this week. Yesterday we poured acrylic paint, which was big fun. It's an interesting process. With each one, I would think, "Well, that looks dumb. Everyone else's looks better." But by the time the colors dried, they mellowed and blended, so I ended up with some nice pours at the end of the day. They all need some finishing work, but they're off to a good start.

Today, we will be using powdered dyes. Haven't a clue what that will be like, except that he said it would be messy. Actually, he used the words "dye" and "explode" in the same sentence. Hm...

Here are some photos from yesterday: